Lock-seamer.



V. ODQUIST & H. H. LYCHE LOCK SEAMER.

APPLICATION FILED 00120, 1906.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20,1906.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED 0GT.20,1906.

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- i No; 928,592.

' machines employed for making the bodies of cans, tmpails, and thelike.

UNITED STATES PAT N OFFICE.-

VIGTOR ODQUIST AND H-ALVOR HEYERDAHL'LYCHE, OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS;

- ASSIGNOR TO TORR IS WQLD & COMPANY, OF QHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPOBA'IIOX OF' 3 ILLINOIS.

sAID-onQL'Is'r LOCK-SEAMER.

Specification of Letters Pat nt.- Patented ti e 2Q, 1909,-

j Application filed October 20, 1906.. seriai'mleaa'zssj To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that we, VICTOR ODQITIST and :HALVOR HEYERDAHL LYcnE,citizens of the United States, and both residents of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certain netuseful, andImproved Lock-seamen. of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to can making maechines and has special referenceto those More specific-ally our invention relates to that class of canbody making machines known as loek seemers wherein e('lges of the blanks:ire bent into the desired predetermined shapes and joined.

with all the deyices necessary to ma (e such can bodies, but so far aswe are aware, such machines are large andfcumbersome, are

"complicated 'in their structure, and are limited in their production.Consequently in a factory properly equipped to turn out s apes andsizes, an excessive ofmachines required to produce the cans of variousstyles.

The object of our-invention is to provide a simple, compact and durablemachine for rit'p'i'dly and accurately making the bodies oflocked-seamed cans or other sheet motel ware, which machine shall occupyn mini mum of floor space and shall be of such simpie, construction asto materislly lessen the ability to accidents. and :ilso the cost ofrepairs;

- A further ob ect of our invention is to provide a'machinefol smallsize, but of large capacity; and further to proride' :1 machine of theclass mentioned. which will be capable 'of making can bodies or thelike, from the smallest size I; of large dimensions, and a still furtherobject is to provide a ma-' chine which, with a minimum expenditure oftime and lnbor,-m:iy'be adjusted toform vide itmuchine of the classinentionec 'minimu'm height- 'as compared "361th SlIIUiiLI can bodies ofany shape or size." v 'A further ob ect of our-inventlon'is topromzwhiiies, and ih 'whichpractically all of the rotating mid ope" gparts are located at There are nut-- chines now on the market which aree nipped clearn ess'.

the lower partof the machine, or below the feed table, to the endthattheymaybe more readily accessible, and to give gr-eaten stat bilityto the machine.-

A furtherIobjec-t of our inyentio'ii is to pro vide machinecapable ofquick adjustment to formcan bodies of various sizes or shapes, 1

but which nfhen'once 'setln'ill'operz'ite withextreme accuracy for.indefinite periods. I

Another objeet'is to rowide. eimachine of i "the class I mentioned,shall have. com parts-Lend in which the vaparat-ivelyfew rious partsshal du npractically from the main drivel'yshaftz parts orlostmotionm-tofthefend that the mil-I chine will r'vi'ork,Qrentjeccririzby,

A stillfurth'e'r objectfoiiour invention is to I i provide a machine.bff .tl'1e,f c, l'a ss mentioned "ith few interposed which shall beunder the-direct control-of-the.

operator in order thiit it-ni'a be readil iand' consists in th'e machinesuch combinations of its. portsfas is herein'aifier' described andparticularly'pointed'out -iii-the.- cliilris."

elevation thereof,"the crutch and'aiporti'on of omitted for; thef'sakq;0

the gearing bein Fig. iii, is averticell section on the line IIIIII-ofFig. II; FigJIV; iserea'r elevation on an enlarged scale, of aportion ofthe machine particularly illustrating the adj list-ability ofthe table,edgei's and correlated quickly started orstopneglw endesirj -With theseobjects in 'jyflew', one-intention igmaeiii e parts; -Fig. V, is a plan"{lw oi -the subject matter of',Fig.lV, part-s heinq broken swayfor,sakeof-cleurness; Fig. V, is n verticell longitudinal secrion'ontheline. VI-- VI of Fig; IV; Fig. Vll, n detail ieixxon mien-'-largedscaie oi the edger adjusting screw: Fig. Ylllfls 2t detail of theslide which car ries .heejector and horn expander, illustrat-- ing theadjustnbilit) of the expander and ejectors for horns of vurioussizes;Figd'l'X;

is an enlarged detail view ofa-portion o i'.=the blenkl'eed; Fig. X is avertical sectional View throueh one of the cdgers Fig. XI is it detailview illustrating the 9*" edment; Figs. XII, XIII, and. jQlA of the jawsand-folders of the edgers in making tapes-bodied canstFig. XV,

horizontal section through the horn showing to the directly the ex'anderand ejectors; Fig. XVI is a vert1c section onthe line XVI-XVI of Fig.VI; Fig. XVII is a detail View illustrat ing thch'orns and folders suchas are used in making square cans; Fig. XVIII is aside view of one ofthe outsidetable-members; Fig. XIX is a similar view of one of the extratable members such as is used when making cans of large sizeyFig. XX isadetail section on line X,Xof Fig. Veand'Fig. XXI is a plan-view ofthe'horizontal member of the frame.

In order that our invention may be more readily understood, we; willgivela brief description of the machine as a 'whole, before describingthe same in detail, but not aiming therein to point'out particularly thespecial advantages and particular features thereof, but merely to state,the principal parts and their general operation.

For the sake of greater clearness the frame and other stationary partswill be designated by letters while the movable or moving partswill becharacterized by'nunierals. f The frame of the machine rests upon a bedplate A and comprises a front upright mem "ber B, a" rear member-or legsC, and a hori zontal member ID, uniting'the members B and G into a rigidstructure. Suitable edgers are I'nounted'i'n wa'ysupon the rear face ofthe member B. These edgers form the hooks on the edges of the blankspreparatory tof'orming the'lock'seam' and are adjustable toward or away'from each other to accommodate blanks of various sizes. adjustable inwidth, rests partially upon the member D, and partially upon the edgers;that is the forward ends of the outside table members are rigidlyattached edgers, so that as the edgers are adjusted to.the size of thework to be done, the table is likewise adjusted. The blanks are fed byhand, or otherwise, to the table, where a suitable .device feeds themforward, successively and intermittently to the edgers. After the ed esof the blank are properly turned, the blanks are fed on to a positionbeneath a horn or form upon which the can body is to be shaped. A springclamp holds the blanks in position, until ananvil rises and holds thesame securely, when a'pair of wings of substantially the same shapeandsize as the horn, fold the-blank aboutsaid horn. The wings are so'timedthat one operates somewhat in advance of the other so that the outwardlybent edge will be. first placed upon the horn, and afterward theinwardlybent one placedabove it and interlocked therewith. lVhile theblank is being bent about thehorn, the horn is contracted indiameter topermit the hooked edges to pass each other, after which it is expanded,drawing the hoeks into tightly in terlocked position. T he wings, thenrecede, hall a hammer descends upon the scam,

. the hammering drive mechanism,

A table,

the frames of pressing the same int-oja'tight, secure joint. YVhile theanvil serves to hold the blank securely while being bent about the horn,its pr mary obj ect is to support the horn during to prevent unduestrain thereon. As the hammer rises the anvil recedes and a push-offdevice shoves the lock seamed body off of the horn preparatoryto itsreceiving another. v

Gui-invention will -now be described in ,detail by taking' up in ordertheframe and i the edge-rs, the table, the horn and wings, the hammerand the anvil, and lastly of the machine as a' whole, describing thegeneral arrangement of the parts in relation to each other. I

The frame and drive mecham'sm.As before stated, the frame of our machinecom prises a bed plate A, a front member B, a rear memberC, and ahorizontal member I). The member B is the main portion of the frame'andcarries practically all of the mechanisms, with the exception of theadjustable table and the blank feed mechanism which is carried mostly bythe member 13 -T he member D at its forward end abutsthe member B and isbolted thereto; and its rearend rests upon the leg member or support C.It is in the form of a letter T, the foot resting against the frontmembe'rant thecross part I) resting upon the legs C. Being narrow at itsforward end, it'permits the edgers, which are located one on each sidethereof, to be drawn quite close together when making cansof smalldiameter. '1 he rear end of the member D 13 broad as shown in Fig. IV toreceive and support the rear end of the adjustable table and'will bemore fully described in conjunctiontherewith. The drive mechanismconsists ina short pulley shaft bracketed upon the frame member B, andan auxiliary shaft connected thereto through suitable gearing and clutchmechanism. 1 indicates the pulley shaft and 2 the pulley thereon.carries a pinion 3 which is geared through idle pinion 4 to a gear 5,loosely mounted upon the'auxiliary shaft The shaft 6 which is journalednear the baseofthe ma chine, extends across the face of the member B,and it is from it that the movements of the various parts of the machineare derived. A clutch 7 couples the gear 5 to the shaft 6 and isoperated through suitable m'echan ism 7 by a lever 8 It will be. seenthat the The shaft .1 also and that the machine is started or stopped bymerely throwing the lever 8..

The edgers.-As before stated, the edgers are mountedv on ways upon theframe member B, and are located, one on each side of the member D. Eachedgerv comprises a pair of jaws, constituting a clamp,- which holds theends of the blank While the edge is being turmed, a pair of edge turningmemspot: one 1:. or the '1" ther iixed spent a vertically andhorizontally reciprocating h e-inner, anda plurality'of camsto operatesaid members, the {whole being arranged "in a" 'rame, pern'iitting it tobe moved the edger, and '11 the] movable member v movable jaw thereof;These jaws" are of a width coextensive with the widthof the largestblanks The upper or.

to be usedupon the machine;

11 is formed at the end of a lever 12,'pivot'ed in the edger frame 13.-

The;edgeturningfmembers are a pair of "hardened steel strips, of a widthe secured to one of the. jaw members or qlpal to that of the aws. -Oneof 's'ald mem ers is 11 --That is, on one side of the machine theedgeturnmg strip ls'located on" the lower or stationary jaw 10, whereason the opposite side'of the machine, it is-located on the upper ormovable jaw 11 This is .done for the be turned downwardly, in order topro 5 reason that one edge of the blank must be turned upwardly whilethe other edge mulst )er v interlock when bent about the horn. llith theexception as to the reverse location of the "ei'lg'e turning members, asjust describedftheedgers are ofprac-tically the same construction, and,keeping in view the fact that one is right hand and the other left, adescriptioi'i'of one will answer for both. Inasmuch-as the edge turningmember which :is'. located in the jaws is stationary during 1 the edgeturning operation, whether located 't he end of a lever 17.

in the upper or lower jaw, it will be spoken of hereinafter asthestationary member, in contradistinction' to the coacting member whichhas both vertical and horizontal movements and which will be spoken ofas the movable member.

14 indicates the stationary edge turning member and 15 the movablemember. The latter'i's locatcd in a head, 16, formed upon I Topermithorizontal reciprocationof the lever 17, as well as verticalmovement, it is pivoted to the-upper end *of a lever 18 mounted intheframe 11:.

lower end of the lever 18 is provided with a roller 20, which engages acam 21 feathered on a shaft 22. The shaft extends across the rear faceof the casting B, passing through the frames of both edgers, and isdriven from the shaft 6 by sprocket gearing 23.

Vertical reciprocation is imparted to the levers 1'2 and ff-fi'tat thelii'bl iei fllncb) cams 24, 25, also The feathered on the shaft 23. The.cams J1, 2". and $35, are held between the ends of the edger frames, andbeingfeathcrcd on the shaft 22 are movable with said cdgers. The levers12 and 17 are connected to their reepective cams through pitmcn 26 andg'f. tach pitman consists of a: pair of rods mounted in uides, 13,fornicd'upon the frame .13, an suitable connecting members at both theirupper and lower ends. The lower connecting members carry cam engage mgrollers 26, 27, and the upper connecting members 26", 27are, pivoted totlieii'gre spe'ctive levers, by pins 12", 17. To per -1nit the properhorizontal movement of the lever 17, the member 26",is slotted as sh wirin Fig. X to receive the pin 17,., Fi g X illustrates the right handedger, andjthc to form the ,under arts are so arranged as lient hook ontheblank.

The blank is fed in between tlie'jaws. 1(1- and 11 and projects slightlybeyond the edge of the member 14 and under the member 15. The cam 25then operates to close the jaws 10 and 11, clamping the blankfirnilybetween them. Cam 24 then depresses the lever 17, thereby bendingthe edge of the blank downwardly, after which the canr, 21, rocks thelever 18, moving the lever 1,7.toward thej aws l0 and 11. Thisdo'ubleniovemerit of the lever 17 bends the edge fof the. blank aboutthe member 14;. forming aho ok. The left hand edger operatesinthesamemannerexcept that the lever 17 m wardly and inwardly, fo'rn'ring the.hook about the member 14, which is attached to the jaw member 1 1. Inorder that the blank shall project to just sufficient distance be yondthe memberl l to form a'hook of the proper size, a gage is provided uponthe head of the lever 17. This comprises-a bar 28 arranged injuxtapositionto the member 15,- and means for adjusting it in relationthereto. The means for adjustingitlie gageis l'l's'followszA screw 29 istapped through each end of the head 16, and impinges againstthe bar 28.A small screw threaded rod 30 is rivete'd to the bar 28 and extendsthrough a bore in the screw 29, and a nut 31 locks the whole in positionwhen once properly sct. Toadjust the gage, the nut 31 is loosened andthe screw 29 turned until the bar 'is' in ,proper position, then the nut31 is tightened."

To properly adjust the edging member 15, 4 in relation to the member 14,a'screwi is tapped through the frame 13, and impinges against the end ofthe lever 18, "i- 's"the adjustment necessary is smalhand thegroove inthe cam 21 is wider than the roller 20, lz turning the screw 32, therequired amount of movement may be imparted to the lovers 17 and 1b tomake the proper ailjhst'riicnt. A spring 33 keeps the levcr' etractedagainst the screw 32, except atfsurh fllius'ns it is artuatcd'by the cam21".

' rod extending across the machine having neously, and both may then beoperated by an unobstructed space nupose which will appear hereinafter.Theseportion D both right and left hand threaded portions, each saidportion being engaged by one of the edgers. It is evident that byturning the rod, which is journaled on the member B, the edgers may bemoved toward or away from each other. Vvhile it is usual to move bothedgers simultaneously and .to the same degree, it is sometimes desirableto move one edger without moving the other, or one a greater distancethan the other. Therefore the rod is so constructed that the right handand left hand threaded portions may be moved either together orindependently.

This construction is illustrated in detail in' Fig. VII.

35 indicates the rod. Throughout one half of its length it retains itsfull diameter and is threaded as shown at 36. The remainder of the rodisturned down to accommodatea sleeve 37, which is furnished with threadson the opposite hand from the screw 36. The sleeve is furnished with ahand wheel 38, and the rod 35 is provided with a crank 39. the wheel 38or crank 39, either part of the screw may be operated independently ofthe other to moveits respective edger. -A nut 40 serves to bind therodand sleeve together, when it is desired to move'them simultacithcrthe wheel 38 or crank 39.

The edger as described, is one such as is used in making straight canbodies. For making tapered can bodies the only variation necessary is inthe jaws and folders; These instead of being straight, are formed at anangle as shown in Figs. XII, XIII, and XIV.

The table and feed meclzmrisml-The table comprises a plurality of narrowmembers ar-j ranged above the frame member D, and at such a height that.the plane of their topsison a level with the face of the lower orstationary jaws 10 of the edgers, and also at a'sufi'icientdistance-above the member D to leave between them for a membersextendlongitudinally of the machine. their rear ends resting upon thebroad of the member 1) and their forward ends ext-ending a shortdistance through an opening E in the front frame member B.

is a compact structure.

the machine.

to accommodate blanks of.

of large diameter.

It will be seen that by means ofv position to In making can bodies ofthe smallest size and up to the medium size, but three such members'areused, but in making can bodies of large size five members are used toproperly support the blanks as they are fed through The central member41 is. plain strip having afoot at eachend which feet rest upon and aresecured to the member D. Its structure and locationare best'seen inFigs. IV, V, and VI of the drawings. The outside members rear ends witha narrow foot 43 which rests upon the cross portion D 'of the member D,and at their forward ends are rigidly securedto and supported by theframes of the edg-v ers. Consequently, as the edgers are ad: justedtoward or away from each other the width of the table is also variedto a like deree. These members also carrya portion of the feed mechanismand adjustable guide strips which "will be fully described hereinafter.Fig. XIX illustrates the table members which are used only when makingcans .These are bolted to the part D intermediate of the members 41 and42. Each said member consists-of an inflexible strip 44, provided with afoot-45 of sufficient .breadth to give rigidity-to the strip, whenbolted to the frame. 1

The blanks are fed one at tim'e to the table, and are then automaticallyand intermittently fed forward through the machine by a reciprocatingfeed mechanismg. This mechanism comprises, primarily,..a pair of barsslidably mounted in grooves provided for them in the table members 42,and carrying a plurality of dogs which extend. a short distance abovethe plane-of the table; a cross head. mounted upon ways on the member1), adjustable connections between the cross head and-the slidable bars,means for automatically reciprocating the cross head,'-and' means foradjusting the feed bars in relation to the edgers and horn, A

- 46, 46 indicate the bars, and 47', 47 the co'n'- taininggrooves inthe'members 42'. Each bar 46 carries a fixed push member 48 at its rear'endand a plurality of spring pressed dogs 49 located at equal distancesthrough out its length. VVhen' the machine is in opera ation blanks are'fed upon the table in front of the members 48', which advance them to abe taken up by the first pair of dogs 49 on the next reciprocation ofthe bars 46. These advance them to a position tobe taken up-by the nextpair of dogs'andso on through the machine until the'edged blank isdelivered to the horn and folders. A plu rality of 'springs 50 preventthe blanks from being drawn backward by the dogs 49-in their reversetravel, and the dogs are so constructed 'as to bereadily. depressedbeneath the level of the table as neath the spring held blanks.

As soon as the '42 are provided at-their.

they pass underdogs pass from beneath the blanks, springs 13o eases?presses upon each of said table members.

The bars 46 are reciprocated by means of the following mechanism. Across head 55 is mounted inways D upon the member D and occupies theaforementioned space be tween said member and the table. This crosshead, is of considerable width and carries a pair of blocks 56adjustably secured 5 thereto. The blocks 56 are located adjacent to thebars 46 and carry pins 57, which engage holes 58 in said bars, themembers 42, being cut away on one side as at 54 for this purpose. A link59 and arm 60 connect said cross head to a rock shaft 61, bracketed uponthe frame B, and oscillated from the shaft 6 through a suitable crank 62and pit man 63. v I I Inasmuch as blanks of different lengths to providemeans for adjusting the dog carrying ba'rs so that the blanks will beproperly positioned at t-he'end of each stroke of the cross head. I. 0this end the connection between the arm 60 and the cross head is madeadjustable.

' 64 indicates a block adjustably secured to the cross head. It is tothi's'block the link 59 is attached. A screw device 6 5 isprovided toregulate the position of the block 64 on the cross head. By turning thescrew, the position of the dogs in relation to the 'edgers and foldersis easily regulated. Bars 42, adjustably secured to the table members42, guidethe blanks on their passage along the table to the edger-s,andinsure their proper entry between the jaws 10 and 11, and the gages28. The blanks, having been fed forwardly on the table to the edgers andproperly edged, are then fed on by the last pair of dogs 49, to the bodyforming mechanism.

The horn inid folding win'gs.The body forming mechanism comprises anexpansible horn,a )air of wings for bendingapreviously edged blank aboutsaid horn, means for con tracting and expanding said horn to interlockthe edges. of the blank, a hammer for compressing the interlocked edges,an anvil for supporting the horn during the hammering to relieve saidhorn from undue strain, and a push-oh mechanism for ejecting the canbody from the horn. These parts are made adjustable or interchangeablewith similar parts of different sizes and shapes, in order to form canbodies of various kinds and sizes.

frame B, just beyond the forward end of the table, and slightly abovethe plane thcrcol.

G5 'A.s the edged blank is fed from the table to a position beneath thehorn it is re as the anvl are to be used in the machine, it is necessaryshave and size substituted;

latter. beyond its center andis in this way retained therein throughoutits length, and the move:

is indicated at 80. The horn is located on the front of the a springpressed member whu tight-1y pressed against "the hotion hornuntil theanvil rises and securely am it in position. This prevents the blank 79from being accidentally turned previous to being bent about the horn,thus insuringa perfectly shaped can body. The spring pressed member is'looated in the top of a vertically reciprocating alt which is designatedinasmuc 1 as it sup ms the hornduring the hammering, as wil bedescribedhereinafter. The anvil alsocarries the wings which fold theedged blank about the horn. It is necessary for the horn to com- S0pleteliy fill the can bodyduring the'l'orming, in or or to insureuniformity of shape, iconsequently the horn'lnust be made to contract atthe proiller time to allow the hooked edges to pass eac other and thenexpand tointer- $5 lock them, and to properly shape thecan body. It isobvious that different horns and folding wings must be used for each orshape of can, and to this end the horn; and wings are so constructed andarranged as to be readily removed and one of the required In Figs. XV,XII, andXVII these portions of the an; chine are shown in detail,- andalso in oil-rel; figures, especially Fig/V I. I -F- designates the horn,provided with-la:- shank F, by which it is detachably secured upon theframe B as clearly shownin Figs: III and VI. .To permit ex" ansion andcontraction of the horn it is mat e in two par-ts, a stationary one 70,uponwhich the shankF is formed, and a'movable part 71. The station arypart 7 0 constitutes the bulk of the horn and is made heavy to stand the'strain'to" which it is subjected in hammering- The movable part 71comprises ,one side of the hOrn hinged at or near the bottom th the Istationar portion by a pin 7 3, letinto'the he pin 73 is let intothe'part 70 able portion of the horn is securedto the pin by screws 74.Springs 75 keep thehorn normally closed or contracted' Screws 76 .aretapped through the part -71 and impinge against a tapered rod 77, which,is longi- .tudinally movable through the central portion of thestationary part 70. It is obvious that as the rod 77 moves forwardly,the horn is allowed to contract, but as the rod moves in the oppositedirection the horn is eke ganded against the tension of the springs 75.

ee Figs. XV and XVI. I j

The spring pressed member, which clamps the blank against the bottom ofthe horn It is held in a groove formed in the top of a block 81, and ispressed upwardly by a pair of springsSiZ. A stenrSb entering a hole inthe block 81. prevents the member 80 from being displacedf 130 end ofthe member 80 adjacent to the table is beveled, as at S4,.to facilitatethe entrance of the blank between the same and the horn.

the block 81.

"1. and 2).

close to the face of -tached. These links connect.

' the timing of The block 81 constitutes the upper portion of'the'anvil,and to it the folding wings are hinged.

85, 86 indicate the wings,--hinged at 87 to Each wing is provided withears'89 to which 'links 90 are atthe wings to to the front ofthe a pairof rock levers 91, pivoted frame-B. Pitm'en 92 and levers 93 completethe connections between the Wings n. will'b seen that thawing operatingmechanism li'cs the frame piece B and consequently occup1es b11t littlespace. As

the Wings must be slightly (lifi erent, in order that the out turnedhook on the blank shall be on thehorn before the inturnedhook-is placedover it, each wing is operated by a separate'cam groove, one beingrovided on each side or the .cam disk 94.

- After the hooked edges of the blank areoverlapped, and the horn,expanded 'to interloc them, a

. joint.

The Jaw/amen an vi l The hammer,

- comprises a hardened'steel barlOO, mounted Accordingly,

v It is obvious that the lowerlimit of travelof the hammer must bevaried according to the size of horn employed; and as the travel of thecross head is constantat all times, the change must be made in thehammer itself. hammers of different depths are employed with thedifi'erent sized horns.

a head of the anvil and These are head and are readily interchanged. Thecontinual hammering upon the horn would tend to more or less injure thesame if means were not provided to relieve the strain thereon and it isfor this purpose that the anvil is provided. This is raised up under thehorn previous to the bending of the blank thereabout and consequentlybefore each stroke of the hammer. The Yblock 81 forms the this isdovetailedinto a frame 106, slidably mounted in wags 'u on. the front ofthe frame member, 5 he frame 106 rests upon a bracket 107, so ported bythe bed A and frame B of tie machine. A suitable elevating device isinterposed between said frame and support- I and a cam disk'94, which isupon a short shaft 95 fixed in the frame. B (see Figs.

Bevel gears 96 impart. rotation tothe-cam'94 from the shaft'6.

hammer I descends upon; the seam' pressing the same so as to form atlght secure various detachably secured to the cross.

'horn, and adjusting forming a shoulder 128.

mg bracket, and incai-isai'c providcd for itlltOIlIittH Lily' operatingthe same at the proper times. The chwati-ng device com-v prises a pairof plates 109 and 110, provided with a plurality of courting inclinedplanes upon their adjacent faces, and means for moving themlongitudinall} in relation to each other. The block 109 is insertedin-the I bottom of the frame 106, and the block 110 slidablv mounted inthe bracket 107. As theblock 110 ismoved to the left it raises the anvilas shown in Fig. XVI, while movcment'to the left allows the same torccedc. A cam 112 upon the perii ihcrv of the cam disk .14impartsreciprocation to the block 110 through rock lcvcrs 1 13. Setscrews 1 14 in the upper ends of the levers 11?, serve as ine'ans foradjusting the position of the block '1 10 in relation, to thcblocltlU'S). 7 An adjustablc wedge 115 beneath the block 1 1o serves toregulate the pressure of the anvil upon ihc bottom of the horn.

' Afterthe can body is formed about the horn, and the seam hammered, itis removed from the horn by an automatic push-oil' mechanisms Thisconsists of a couple of bars suitably shouldered to engage the can body,and arranged to reciprocate at the proper time to eject the body chine.

116 indicates the push-oft bars, and 117 the shoulders formed thereon toengage the can bodies. The forward ends of the bars 116 are contained ingrooves 118 provided for them in the horn F, and are pivoted near theirrear ends to a slide 119. The slide 119 ismounted upon a rod 120cxtcndingivctween the frame member B and the spring carrying crossmendcr 52. and, besides the push-otl' bars, carries also the hornexpander 77. The horn expander and the pushoi mechanism is adjustablefor use with the sizes of horns. r-\ccordingly the bars 116 are notconnected directly to the slide 119, but to blocks 121,-which areadjust-ably secured to thc angularlv disposed arms 12; of the slide, andtheexpan'der is vertically adjustable on the central part of said slide.A spring 123 interposed between lugs 12% upon the tail ends of thcbars116 and lugs 125 upon the blocks .121, tcndto throw the forward ends-ofthe bars outwardly into position to engage the can body on the The rearend of the down as at 127, The reduced part 127 enters a vertically Ylisposed slot: 129 in the slide 119, and a nut 130 clamps the slidefirmly between itand the shoulder 128. will be seen'that when horns ofdifl'e'rent sizes outward movement. horn expander is turned areemployed, the expanding rod and pushofi' bar-s may be ad usted to suit.

Thc slide by the reciprocation of the 119, is operated To this end crosshca d 1 0 1.

nuts 126'limit such abell-crank r linilrl 32 and the otherarin to theslide ill 1y a pair of links 133.

inere c'l a seanr; the slide 119, carrying the rod 7 7 andbars 116, isdrawn forward permitting the horn to contract and e ecting the can bodytherefrom.

f The various portions or the machine as described are so -arra ng i'edin relation to' each other, as to form compact and stable machine as aWhole. Theshalt 6, from which all the parts are more or less directlydrivrm,

is arranged upon the'front face of the frame member B, as-neart'he baseof the machine as practicable. 'ilt will also lie no ted' that all theheavy portions of the machine with the exception of the ha'nnne'r andcross headare ator near, the bottom of the inn-chine. Between the-shaft6 and the frame is "located tlre cam disk 94:. This is arranged parallelwith the faceof the frameand with the shaft,

and-directly beneath the'horn and wings, and eonseqiiently occupies butlittle space.- theii the v'ar1o'us members connecting the cam diskwiththe parts it'is designedfto -'operate," lie close to and parallel withsaid frarn'e. The ed 'ers are supported on the opposite side of I enien'lber'B, from thebod y formingmechanism,- as are also its operatingshaft '22 and its adjusting screw 235.- In 1 short, the machinecomprises a vertically disposed frame member; an edging device arrangedupon one, side 'or face thereto and :close thereof; with its 0 eratingmechanism arranged beneath it; .a ody forminginech anlsrn arranged uponthe opposite 'slde'or ,face of the vertical member and having its 0era-tin meehanism arran ed direct-l be Io'x'v and above it; feedmeehanisrn' forlfee'd- 511g blanks wine edgers and bodyforming "devices;and; 'a' drive lriec'hanisn'i for the I Whole machine located'nearth'ba'se thereof 4 llhe machine described is'one ofsrna 'llsize'"but oflarge eapaoityf "That is', the parts thereof areso constructedand arranged that the machine, while. .of the niaxinn'iin el'l'i cie ncyas to the number and quality of can bodies formed, occupies a minimumamount of space. "It will be further seen, that the machine may be,readily-adjusted to form can-bodies of any size or shape and that it isas efli'clent in making can bodiesof one shape or size as another? Theoperafion of the machine is as iollows:

It'xvill be aslsuined that the clutoh'has been thrown in and that thevarious arts of the machine are in operation. Blan is are fed to thetable in front of the push members, 4-81 As the blanks are thus placedupon the table,

properly position thorn, as

the guide bars 42 the" distance between the b'ars 11 base 18 e ual; to.the extreme met the blanks. he reciprocation of the bars It "will beseen that as i re cross head ascends, after having hams Fur:

-45 carries'the blanks forward to the edgers.

raises the anvil as. before described, and Clamps the blank 'llrinly tothe under sidr'r'ot the horn. Further,rotation 'ol" the eanidisk 94causes the Wings 85, 86 to fold the-blank aboutthe horn, lapping theinturned edge over the outturned one. During this part of the operationthe slide 11$) is in its forward osition and the horn is contracted."The animer 100 now descends to compress thes'earn, As it descends theslide 1 19 'is'nioved rearwardly 1 carrying with it the rod 77. T hisexpands the horn and tightly interloolrs the overlapped edges,befo're'tl're hammer-.100 completes its downward stroke". As the "edgedblank is being carried forward to the horn, another blank is led tot'he'cdgers, and th'e'forr'n'ingof one'can body issimnltaneous with theedging ol the sue-needing; blank. As the hammer"v 10D rises the (an bodyis pushed off of the horn, the 'horn"cont1'acts and-the next edged blankfed in positionto be formed about said horn. T 10 formed can bodies mabe pushed on upon asoldering machine, a oonveyer; or into anysuitablerecetacle. -While the 'rnaehine is-ru-nning', three lanlis areoperated upon; siniultaneons'ly. in edged blank is being sha ed upon the,horn, while another is being e ged, and the third is'in the feedmachine preparatory to being fed to the edgers. Asthe seamed bodyisgushediot f of thehorn; the previously edged taneousfly adjust'in'said edgers'with relation" to the frame and t Verebv'varyingl'fllGWldt'h ofthextable, substantially as described. Y

In acan-body mak'lng machlne; a frame comprising an'upright member andasu'1t-,

L r valily-supported horizontal member, a pair of edgers BTQVdhlYsupported on said ,u night member, a table comprising a pluraity'of'loi'lgitndimilly 'l1SI)0SOL member's, lncludlnga central member ormembers resting upon'and see'ureiil tosaid horizontal member and outerinemhe rigidly "secured to respective edger's andresting upon saidhorizontal member, means for varyingthe distance between said edgersandthe table members, and springs, adjustable with said table members forpressing the blanks upon said table, substantially as described. l

3. Ina can-body making machine, a frame, a pair of edgers movably suported by said frame, a blank feeding' tab e comprising a movable withsaid edge'rsg a l'urality of pressures rings a 'bar sup porte above saidtable, an whereon said s rings are adjustable with said table mem ers,substantially as described. y

In ina'ehine of the classdescribed, a frame in combinationpwith a pairof edgers and" a bpd j 'fbl'lnillg mechanism, a blank fcedingtab .e comrising arallel horizontal membersattaehe -to and adjustable with saidedgers, a pluralityofspringdevices adjustably sup rted aboverespe'ctivetable members and adapted to press thereon, and

a m eans for'feeding blanks along said substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the class described, a body forming mechanism, a'pairof edge-rs, a table comprising a zontal members extending longitudinallyof the machine, means for adjusting the width of said table, a pluralityof adjustable spring devices supported one above each 1 table member andada tedto press thereon, and a feed mechanism 'or feeding blanks alongsaid table, said feed mechanism comprising a pair of reciprocating saidtable members an provided with spring pressed dogs extending-normallyabove the surface of the table to engage said blanks, andmeans for recirocating said bars, substantially as described. I

6. In a machine of the class described, a. table comprising a pluralityof parallel mem-" bers adjustable toward or away from each members, .areciprocating feed bar mounted in 'each'said groove, a cross head andadjustable connections between said bars and said cross head,substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the c'llass described, a table comprising astationary middle memher, and outer members parallel with and adjustabletoward and away from said'middle member, to vary the width of saidtable, in

combination with reciprocating barsjcarry ing blank feeding dogsandslidable in respective outer members, a cross head beneath said tablemembers, blocks adjustably secured to said cross head and forming con- Qnections between said cross head and said bars, and means forreciprocating said cross head, substantially as described.

' 8. In a machine of the class frame and a pair of 'edgers and a formerhorn mounted upon said frame, and a table, in

plurality of relatively adjustable memberstable plurality of parallelhoris bars mounted in grooves in.

other,grooves in two of said adjustable.

described, a

mates.

combination with a feed mechanism comprising a pair of bars equippedwith spring in grooves in said table, a cross head, suitable connectionsbetween said cross head and said bars, a-block slidably secured tothebottom of said cross head, means for adjusting said block upon saidcross head, a'rock shaft bracketed. upon said. frame, suitableconnections between said rock shaft and said stantially as described.

9. In a machine of the class described, a

. frame comprising an upright member and a suitably supported horizontalmember, in

horn mguntedaipon said upright frame memhori'zontal member, a ismechanismcomprising bars .eduipped with spring pressed dogs, and mountedfor reciprocation in the grooves of saidtable, a cross head mountedmember, and'beneath said: table, suitable connections between said crosshead and said of said cross head, means for adjusting said block uponsaid cross 'head,-' a rock shaft bracketed uponlsaid'frame, suitableconnections'bet'ween said rock shaft and said adjustable. block, andmeans for rocking said shaft to operate said feed mechanism,substantially as described.

suitable frame, in combination with a pair of edgers movable on saidframe, .a right hand screw engaged with oneof said edgers, a left handscrew engagedr jwith the'other edger and means for turning said screwssimultaneously time to vary the distance between saidedgers, as requiredby different blanks, substantially as described.

anism. for expanding and contractingisaid horn, anda push o'fimechanism, both operated'by the reciprocation ofsaid cross head,substantiallya's-describe'd. 4

13. In a machine ofithe-classdescxlhecL-a combinationwith a pair ofedgers, a former ber, a grooved table supported above said 10. In amachine of the class described, a

11. In a machine of the class described, a frame in combination withabody forming horn ing cross-head mounted on said frame, mech-' frame incombination with acan bedyferm-z' pressed dogs, and mounted forreciprocation adjustable block, and means forrocking said shaft tooperate said feed mechanism, subf' for reciprocation upon saidhorizontal frame bars, a block slidably secured to the bottom at onetime and. independently atqanother a-ham'mer-cmrying cross head crosshead for ejecting the can body from said edge plates of and 'coactingfolding mechanism, a horn expander, push-off devices, a reciprocatingcross head for actuating said expander and ing' mechanism com rising anexpansible former horn and wings, a vertical1yrecipro nativehammencarrymg cross-head mounted upon said frame, a horizontallyreciprocative slide suitably located. in relation to said horn,

horn expanding mechanism and push ofl mechanism carried by said slideand suitable connections between said cross-head and said slide, wherebythe reciprocation of the former will operate the latter, substantiallyas de- SCI'lbQt 14: In a machine of the class described, a frame, incombinationwith plate edgers-adjustably arranged thereon and adapted todifferent sizes, a former horn said devices and means adjustablysecuring, said expander and devices to said cross head; adapting thesame for use with different former horns, substantially as described.

-15. A canbody forming machine comprising a frame or plate, incombination with a .former horn proj eeting from said frame, wings andan anvil co-actmg with said horn, a

bumper adapted to co-act with the top of the horn, means for actuatingthe bumper, a cam below the horn and operatively connected with saidwings, a second cam interposed between said first mentioned cam and saidwings and anvil, and means whereby said second cam is actuated from thefirst cam, substantially as described.

.and an anvil co-acting with 16. A cam body forming machine compris-.ing a frame or plate, in combination with a former horn projecting fromsaid frame, wings said born, a bumper adapted to co-act with the top ofthe horn, means for actuating the bumper, a cam below the horn andopcratively connected with said wings, a second cam interposed betweensaid first mentioned cam and said Wings and anvil, and means wherebysaid second cam is actuated from the first'cani and means for adjustingthe. operation of said second cam, substantially as described 17. In acan body forming machine, a.

former horn, in combination with a vertical bar arranged beneath saidhorn, former wings pivoted on said bar, an anvil upon the upper end ofsaid bar,'m'ea ns other than the bar for operating said wings, amultiple cam provided on the lower end of said bar, a coact-

